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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarynom·i·nate \ˈnä-mə-ˌnāt\ transitive verb (-nat·ed ; -nat·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin nominatus, past participle of nominare, from nomin-, nomen name — more at name DATE 15451. designate, name2. a. to appoint or propose for appointment to an office or place b. to propose as a candidate for election to office c. to propose for an honor nominate her for player of the year3. to enter (a horse) in a race• nom·i·nat·able \-ˌnā-tə-bəl\ adjective• nom·i·na·tor \-ˌnā-tər\ noun• nom·i·nee \ˌnä-mə-ˈnē\ nounOxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7nominatenom·in·ate / 5nCmineit; NAmE 5nB:m- / verb1. ~ sb (for / as sth) to formally suggest that sb should be chosen for an important role, prize, position, etc. 提名；推荐 SYN propose : ▪ [VN] She has been nominated for the presidency. 她已经获得了董事长职位的提名。 ▪ [VN-N] He was nominated (as) best actor. 他获得了最佳男演员的提名。 ▪ [also VN to inf] 2. ~ sb (to / as sth) to choose sb to do a particular job 任命；指派 SYN appoint : ▪ [VN] I have been nominated to the committee. 我被任命为委员会委员。 ▪ [VN to inf] She was nominated to speak on our behalf. 她被指派代表我们发言。 3. [VN] ~ sth (as sth) to choose a time, date or title for sth 挑选,指定(时间、日期、名称等) SYN select : 1 December has been nominated as the day of the election. 12 月 1 日被指定为选举日。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishnominate verb ADV. formally, officially VERB + NOMINATE ask sb to, invite sb to Ten critics were asked to nominate their Book of the Year. PREP. as He has now been formally nominated as presidential candidate. | for She was nominated for a special award. | to He has been nominated to the committee. PHRASES the power/right to nominate sbOLTnominate verb⇨ appoint (be nominated to the committee)⇨ recommend 2 (be nominated as best actor)Webster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: executor-nominatenom·i·nateI. \ˈnämənə̇t, -məˌnāt, usu -d.+V\ adjectiveEtymology: Latin nominatus (past participle)1. Roman & civil law : having a special or certain name : being a contract involving the delivery of a property for which the actual property or similar property was to be returned (as in the case of a loan, deposit, or pledge — distinguished from innominate2. : appointed to an office — chiefly used in Scots law of a tutor appointed by a father or since 1886 by a mother in a will or some other sufficient writing3. : being the first named and by rule a tautonymic subdivision of a species < Icterus cucullatus cucullatus is a nominate race > < the nominate race of this oriole — Condor >II. \ˈnäməˌnāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Latin nominatus, past participle of nominare, from nomin-, nomen name — more at name1. a. : to call by some name or title : designate, name, denominate < the first of the commonly so nominated explorers of the American Arctic — Vilhajalmur Stefansson > b. : to mention by name : give the name of : call or name off < nominate … all the islets of the sound would entail a couple of hours' work — A.A.MacGregor > < becomes more and more difficult to nominate the real criminals — R.H.S.Crossman >2. a. (1) : to appoint to an office or place < the person nominated by the deceased's will as his executor — Edward Jenks > (2) : to propose by name for office as a preliminary to appointment upon approval or confirmation by some person or body < the President … shall nominate, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors — U.S. Constitution > b. (1) : to propose, select, or formally enter by any of various methods (as the caucus, the convention, the primary, or petition) as a candidate for public office (2) : to propose or enter as a candidate for a nonpublic office < nominated for club chairman but lost by a few votes >3. obsolete : fix, specify < let the forfeit be nominated — Shakespeare >4. : to put forward or propose formally or informally for some honor, eminence, or status < do not share the taste that nominates these poems for greatness — A.S.Stein > < nominate him as the best model football player of 1952 — Eddie Beachler >5. a. (1) : to select (as a bull) for the serving of a particular female (2) : to request service for (as a mare) from a particular male :offer to book service for — used with to < the mare should be nominated to a stallion whose qualities complement her own >6. : to enter (a horse) in a raceSynonyms: see designate

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